French help with passe compose?

Simple passe composse french help?

  • I am trying to say " In our hotel there was a restaurant" Please correct this sentence if it is wrong: "Dans l'hotel il y a etre un restaurant"

  • Answer:

    you can't use the passé composé here, because the restaurant was there for a long time and when it is question of duration we need the imparfait in French: Dans notre hôtel, il y avait un restaurant. if you want to understand better, go there: http://www.frenchspanishonline.com/magazine/?p=56

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ll y avait un restaurant. lt's a contunuous action in the past. lf you mean there is no longer a restaurant you say : il y a eu un restaurant.

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